German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the State Premier of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, launch the election campaign of their Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on February 13, 2016. Regional elections in three German federal states - Saxony-Anhalt, Rhineland Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg - will take place on March 13, 2016. / AFP / Ronny Hartmann
{"Image ImageDescription": "German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the State Premier of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, launch the election campaign of their Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for state elections in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on February 13, 2016.\nRegional elections in three German federal states - Saxony-Anhalt, Rhineland Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg - will take place on March 13, 2016. / AFP / Ronny Hartmann        (Photo credit should read RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)"}